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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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